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View from upstairs

Talking 'bout a revolution

Written by Slug on December 20, 2006

  • My father was a big radio dx fan. Equipped with a grey wartime valve radio, and a huge ariel in the back garden, he would wake during the early hours to listen to different stations...
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Cuban Beat

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Written by makmak on June 6, 2000

  • The one great thing about Cuban Communism, as opposed to Chinese Communism (Cultural Revolution), is that the government has never supressed the arts. Cuban art and music is very colorful, and very pervasive...
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Doctora's Office, Havana

Health Care in Cuba: Getting by with what's available

Written by am331 on September 19, 2005

  • It makes a world of difference that we visited Cuba as medical students. I think I noticed an inherent respect afforded to students of the "healing professions" here, in a country which takes it so...
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Bring medical supplies!

Written by alex b on September 4, 2002

  • There is a dangerous lack of basic medical supplies in Cuba. Hospitals find themselves overstaffed (the medical education in Cuba is top notch) as their are more doctors than medicine. Items that we take...
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Fares, Fees, and Fines

Written by El Gallo on October 14, 2001

  • There are several possible itineraries for the Cancun Havana cruise. At present the three day itinerary leaves Friday morning, allows passengers ashore in Havana from around 11:00 to 19:00 on Saturday, and returns...
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Not Floor Show...Deck Show

Written by El Gallo on October 14, 2001

  • A special bonus of taking The Boat is the after-dinner show. There are shows in the main salon every night after dinner. Two shows a night, in fact, since there are two sittings...
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Water, Water Everywhere...And Some Of It On Deck

Written by El Gallo on October 14, 2001

  • Ultimately, a cruise has to be viewed from the perspective of being on a boat in the water: otherwise you could do it all in Vegas. Whatever diversions might offer themselves below, you aren't...
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Grog and Rations

Written by El Gallo on October 14, 2001

  • Grog And Rations If you've noticed a theme about this story, it would probably be, "Not bad...and great for the money." Well, the same could be said about the food. Michelin wouldn't give...
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Skip the lame Overview, START HERE

Written by El Gallo on October 14, 2001

  • It may be one of those "well-kept travel secrets" abroad, but in Cuba and Caribbean Mexico, The Boat is almost inevitable. Tell somebody you flew to Havana and you end up having to...
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Show me the way to amarillo-a guide to hitchhiking

Written by fizzytom on May 1, 2007

  • Due to Cuba’s precarious position in the global economy, it should come as no surprise that petrol is a more valued commodity than it is elsewhere. Although Cuba is able to buy some supplies of...
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